Lydia is a local to the Susquehanna Valley. From a young age, she always knew she wanted to be an artist. Her favorite color is green - as it was the only color of crayon she ate as a kid. She works as: a trained transformative mediator at the Susquehanna Valley Mediation Center, the Office Manager at the Lore Degenstein Gallery, and as a Technical Director at Midd-West High School. As for her artwork, Lydia focuses on using the figure to interact with emotional concepts. She examines human emotion through personal experiences and offers these emotions for interpretation.